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Zora Neale Hurston's Washington
This walking tour of parts of the Shaw, Le Droit Park, and Cardozo neighborhoods links the life of Zora Neale Hurston and her book, Their Eyes Were Watching God, to physical locations in Washington, DC. The tour was created for the 2007 Big Read, and…
Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
"Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun" intersperses insights from leading scholars and rare footage of the rural South (some of it shot by Zora herself) with re-enactments of a revealing 1943 radio interview. Hurston biographer, Cheryl Wall, traces…
Zion Baptist Church Presents "Spoken Memories": An Oral History Journal
In 2009, the Zion Baptist Church of Washington, DC produced a transcript of 46 oral histories. Church members and pastors representing 80 years of the institution's history (1929-2009) served as narrators. The topics covered include: personal…
Young Member of All Souls Church
Young member of All Souls with his mother.
Working DC
Working DC is a program designed to collect and disseminate stories about the work experience in Washington, DC. Project participants collected 9 interviews and arrayed them on a "GoogleMap". All 8 District Wards were represented by the project.The…
Workers at the White House
Retired doormen, butlers, seamstresses, cooks, and plumbers tell their stories at the 1992 Smithsonian Folklife Festival as part of the two-hundredth anniversary of the White House. The Humanities Council funded an exhibition on the topic in 1993.
Woodlawn Cemetery Perpetual Care Association - Film
This film was shown at the 2011 DC Community Heritage Project Symposium as part of the session on "Local Cemeteries as Historical Text," led by Tyrone General and Anne Brockett. The film briefly examines the history of Woodlawn, describes its…
Wooden Church Bank, circa 1950s
This wooden bank was given to the Reverend Reuben W. Hall during his pastorate at Matthews Memorial Baptist from 1949 to 1954. The bank was symbolic of our church edifice at 2627 Nichols Avenue, and it may have been used to encourage the congregation…
Women in Film and Video: 30 Years of Women Making Films Oral History Interview With Robin Smith
This oral history project documents women who have made significant contribution to film in Washington, DC during the period between 1980 and 2010.
Smith, the founder of public media non-profit Video Action, discusses her career. She worked for…
Smith, the founder of public media non-profit Video Action, discusses her career. She worked for…
Women in Film and Video: 30 Years of Women Making Films Oral History Interview With Phylis Geller
This oral history project documents women who have made significant contributions to film in Washington, DC during the period between 1980 and 2010.
After studying theater at Smith College, and attempting to break into acting in New York City,…
After studying theater at Smith College, and attempting to break into acting in New York City,…
Women in Film and Video: 30 Years of Women Making Films Oral History Interview With Pat Aufderheide
This oral history project documents women who have made significant contribution to film in Washington, DC during the period between 1980 and 2010.
(Disc 1) Pat Aufderheide talks about her introduction to film as a critic for a local newspaper in…
(Disc 1) Pat Aufderheide talks about her introduction to film as a critic for a local newspaper in…
Women in Film and Video: 30 Years of Women Making Films Oral History Interview With Michal Carr
This oral history project documents women who have made significant contributions to film in Washington, DC during the period between 1980 and 2010.
Michal Carr, co-founder of a Washington, DC film production company, talks about her work…
Michal Carr, co-founder of a Washington, DC film production company, talks about her work…
Women in Film and Video: 30 Years of Women Making Films Oral History Interview With Marilyn Weiner
This oral history project documents women who have made significant contributions to film in Washington, DC during the period between 1980 and 2010.
Marilyn Weiner, co-founder of Screenscope, Inc., has been making films in the DC area for 40…
Marilyn Weiner, co-founder of Screenscope, Inc., has been making films in the DC area for 40…
Women in Film and Video: 30 Years of Women Making Films Oral History Interview With Judy Hallet
This oral history project documents women who have made significant contributions to film in Washington, DC during the period between 1980 and 2010.
Judith Dwan Hallet began her career in Salt Lake City, Utah before becoming an Executive Producer…
Judith Dwan Hallet began her career in Salt Lake City, Utah before becoming an Executive Producer…
Women in Film and Video: 30 Years of Women Making Films Oral History Interview With Ginny Durrin
This oral history project documents women who have made significant contributions to film in Washington, DC during the period between 1980 and 2010.
Ginny Durrin was instrumental in the founding of the Washington, DC chapter of Women in Film and…
Ginny Durrin was instrumental in the founding of the Washington, DC chapter of Women in Film and…
Women in Film and Video: 30 Years of Women Making Films Oral History Interview With Gaynelle Evans
This oral history project documents women who have made significant contributions to film in Washington, DC during the period between 1980 and 2010.
Freelance executive producer Gaynelle Evans talks about the evolution of the film industry in…
Freelance executive producer Gaynelle Evans talks about the evolution of the film industry in…
Women in Film and Video: 30 Years of Women Making Films Oral History Interview With Cecilia Domeyko
This oral history project documents women who have made significant contributions to film in Washington, DC during the period between 1980 and 2010.
Domeyko is a documentary filmmaker who began her career as a print journalist in Chile. She moved…
Domeyko is a documentary filmmaker who began her career as a print journalist in Chile. She moved…
Women in Film and Video: 30 Years of Women Making Films Oral History Interview With Carol Flaisher
This oral history project documents women who have made significant contribution to film in Washington, DC during the period between 1980 and 2010.
Carol Flaisher, a well known producer and location manager in the film and television industries,…
Carol Flaisher, a well known producer and location manager in the film and television industries,…
Women in Film and Video: 30 Years of Women Making Films Oral History Interview With Aviva Kempner
This oral history project documents women who have made significant contributions to film in Washington, DC during the period between 1980 and 2010.
Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Aviva Kempner shares some memories of her work on pieces such as:…
Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Aviva Kempner shares some memories of her work on pieces such as:…
William Sidney Pittman Documentary
This documentary surveys the life of noted African-American architect, William Sidney Pittman. Pittman began his career at the Tuskeegee Institute in Alabama, butmoved to Washington, DC to open his private firm. Pittman designed several notable…
Who's Gonna Sing Our Song?
The film follows a group called the "Dreamers" from Johnson Junior High School in Anacostia as the students connect with local storytellers, scholars, artists, and musicians to understand their past. This video is accompanied by a booklet.
Who's Gonna Sing Our Song (Discussion Guide)
This 16 page booklet accompanies the documentary film "Who's Gonna Sing Our Song." It serves as a guide for educators looking to create extra-curricular opportunities for students based on the film.
Who Does the Time?
This play, commissioned for Hope House DC, an organization dedicated to breaking the cycle of incarceration that occurs when parents are separated from children to serve time in prison. It was performed at a meeting of the Congressional Black Caucus…
When Was the War of 1812?
Costumed staff at historic Dumbarton House asked visitors questions about the War of 1812. Footage of the event was combined with historic documents and voice over narration to create this documentary about the War of 1812 in Washington, DC.
What's In A Name?: Profiles of the Trailblazers; History and Heritage of District of Columbia Public and Public Charter Schools (Updated for 2010)
This book expands on Women of the Dove's 2009 effort to record the histories of DC's Public Schools and their namesakes. The 2010 book includes nearly 90 (increased from 23 in the 2009 edition) schools, and features a wealth of historic and…